Define effective control measures to eliminate or minimize the risks associated with each workplace hazard to help prevent workplace accidents and injuries. Maintain a list of all the controls in place in your organization for every type of job and the associated risks.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_hs_rm.jsa_manager or sn_hs_rm.risk_data_manager

About this task

Review and update your list of control measures regularly to ensure its continued effectiveness.

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Health and Safety > Health and Safety Workspace.
2. Select the configuration icon ().
3. In the Configuration tab, select control measures and then All.
4. Create a control or modify an existing one.
   • To create a control, select New.
   • To review an existing control, open the one that you want to configure.
5. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Table 1. Control measure details

   Field	Description
   Control measure category	Category under which this control measure is organized. The list in this field displays items from the Hierarchy of controls [sn_hs_rm_hierarchy_of_controls] table. For more information on control measure categories, see Create a safety control measure category.
   Job location	Job or task location where this control measure should be applied for a risk.
   Active	Option to mark this control measure available for use. A control measure must be active to be used.

6. Select Save.
7. Add all control measures that are possible for a risk.

Result

• The control measure is listed in the Control measures list under Configuration and is saved in the Control measure [sn_hs_rm_control_measure] table.
• The control measure is available to select in the following fields:
  • Hazard field on the Hazard and controls form when defining a job in the job register.
  • Add control measures window on a JSA form.
  • Control measures field on the Risk and controls form when conducting a risk assessment.